'Daily Voting News' For February 12, 2009

 

VoterID has been accepted by the Mississippi state House. No surprise for a ‘Red-State’. Meanwhile a House legislative committee in Minnesota has voted against a VoterID bill. Once that decision was made, the sponsor of the bill made accusations of voter fraud in the Senate race.  He needs to speak with the Coleman lead attorney who has clearly said, "There hasn't been a whiff here, of any fraud."

 

Featured - MN: 'Senate Contest Shows Fraud', Says MN Republican Legislator After His Photo ID Law Flops

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6912

 

CO: Ex-secretary of state sues to block ethics hearing

http://www.kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9834929

 

MN: Secretary of state's election-reform ideas include early voting

Secretary of state's proposals aimed at saving time, money

http://www.twincities.com/ci_11684326

 

MN: Coleman Lawyer: Maybe Not That I'm Saying So Somebody Stuffed The Ballots?

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/coleman-lawyer-maybenot-that-im-saying-sosomebody-stuffed-the-ballots.php

 

MN: Franken-Coleman trial: Really, no kidding, Thursday is going to be a critical day

http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2009/02/11/6627/franken-coleman_trial_really_no_kidding_thursday_is_going_to_be_a_critical_day

 

MN: Judges will hear which absentee ballots should count today

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/39439392.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DU2EkP7K_V_GD7EaPc:iLP8iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

MN: Opinion - In the Coleman-Franken Contest, the Three-Judge Court Will Now Be Tested

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/comments/articles.php?ID=4909

 

MN: Bill to require photo ID for voters heads to state House

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/02/12/photo_id/

 

MN: Bill to require Minn. voters to show photo ID at polls fails

http://www.startribune.com/local/39498067.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUZ

 

MN: Secretary of State Ritchie proposes inperson early voting

http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8028&Itemid=1

 

MS: Voter ID takes another step in Miss. Legislature

http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=9833772&nav=menu1344_2

 

MS: House passes photo ID to vote

http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=285842&pub=1&div=News

 

NY: Only a Transparent Vote-Counting System Can Protect Democracy

http://re-mediaetc.blogspot.com/2009/02/only-transparent-vote-counting-system.html

 

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